Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.5)

The abr chart compares the numbers of hour spent for sleeping, studing and Relaxing by peoples in three different countries: UK, Japan and Germany.

Overall, it is clear that people in Japan spend the most time in studying, while the people in UK contribute slightly more time in sleeping compares to other two countries. Relaxing activity that takes least time in Japan.

Looking at Sleeping, people in the UK spend 8.5 hours on this activity, which is the highest figure among the three countries. In comparison, people in Japan sleep for 7 hours, while the figure for Germany is 8 hours.

Regarding studying, Japan has the highest number at 13 hours. This is conaiderably higher than the figures for Germany and the UK, at 9 and 8 hours respectively.

Finally, the people in the UK and Germany spend the same amount of time relaxing, at 7 hours. However the figure for Japan is much lower, at only 4 hours. This shows that Japanese people more time studying and less time than people in the two countries

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response selects the main comparisons and reports the figures accurately: Japan has the highest study time at 13 hours and the lowest relaxation time at 4, while the UK leads in sleeping at 8.5 hours. The overview also identifies these broad patterns, and the body covers all three activities with relevant country comparisons. This gives the report a clear, well-supported account of the chart. The main limitation is the final sentence: “This shows that Japanese people more time studying and less time than people in the two countries” is incomplete and leaves the comparison unclear. State explicitly that Japanese students study more and relax less than those in the UK and Germany. Avoid implying that the chart describes people generally; it concerns students.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear progression: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for sleeping, studying and relaxing. Signposting such as “Overall,” “Looking at Sleeping,” “Regarding studying,” and “Finally” makes the sequence easy to follow, and comparisons are generally placed together. This is a logical structure for a chart summary. Cohesion is less successful at the end, where “This shows that…” introduces a conclusion that is grammatically unfinished and does not clearly identify what Japanese people do less of. The overview also repeats the main comparisons that are then detailed, which is appropriate, but could be expressed more concisely. Make the final comparison complete and use clear references to the activities so the reader can follow the point without guessing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant chart vocabulary, including “highest figure,” “in comparison,” “spend,” and “amount of time,” and the activity labels help keep the report focused. However, spelling and word choice errors are noticeable: “abr,” “studing,” and “conaiderably” detract from accuracy, while “numbers of hour” and “contribute slightly more time” are unnatural collocations. “People” is also less precise than “students” for this chart. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding most comparisons, but they limit the range and naturalness of the vocabulary. Aim for accurate, conventional phrases such as “number of hours spent” and “spend time sleeping,” and proofread spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a useful mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the comparison clause “which is the highest figure among the three countries” and the contrast introduced by “while.” Most of the numerical statements are understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In the introduction, “the numbers of hour spent” has problems with number and sentence construction; “people in UK” needs an article; and “spend … compares to” does not form a correct comparison. The final sentence, “Japanese people more time studying,” lacks a verb, and its second comparison is incomplete. These errors occasionally make relationships unclear, although the main information remains accessible. Check articles and verb forms, and ensure every sentence has a complete clause.

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